CAIR Calls on Trump to ‘Put America First’ After Report Reveals Extra $30+ Billion in Taxpayer Funding for Israel’s Genocide, Middle East Wars
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Trump administration to “put American first” following a new report by the Costs of War project at Brown University that the United States spent more than $30 billion in support of Israel’s genocide and its other wars in […]
CAIR-CA Celebrates Governor Newsom Signing AB 91, Establishing MENA Data Reporting Category in California
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today celebrated Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent enactment of AB 91, also known as the MENA Inclusion Act. Authored by Assemblymember John Harabedian, this landmark legislation represents a historic step toward equity, representation, and visibility for California’s diverse Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) communities. The […]
CAIR-NJ Applauds Community for Support in Release of New Jersey Global Sumud Flotilla Participants, Calls for Release of Remaining Flotilla Participants
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) applauds community members for urging members of Congress to speak out and demands the immediate release of American citizens and international activists detained by Israeli forces while delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla. Among the American delegation that […]
CAIR-Pittsburgh Condemns Racist Vandalism of Home in North Braddock
The Pittsburgh chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pittsburgh), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined condemned the racist vandalism of a disabled man’s home in North Braddock, Pennsylvania. On Monday, the words “Get Out” – along with a racial slur – were reportedly spray-painted on the home of Lemuel […]
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CAIR Says ‘Long Past Time’ for End of Gaza Genocide, Freeing of Captives, and Liberation of Occupied Palestine
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today marked two years since the Oct. 7 attack in Israel and the start of the genocide in Gaza by reiterating its opposition to all violence against civilians, calling for America’s political leaders to do the same and saying that […]
Action Alert: Act Now to Demand UMD School of Medicine Drop Israeli General as Grand Rounds Speaker Amid Gaza Genocide
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today joined over 30 Maryland mosques and Muslim community organizations as part of the Islamic Maryland Action Network (IMAN Network) in urging the public to ask the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMDSOM) to rescind its invitation to a representative of the Israeli government, Brig. Gen. […]
CAIR-LA Welcomes Hate Crime Charges in Simi Valley Attack Targeting Black Teenager
The Los Angeles office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today welcomed the hate crime charges filed against five suspects in connection with a violent attack targeting a Black teenager outside a movie theater in California’s Simi Valley over the summer. SEE: Hate crime charges filed against teen suspects in Simi Valley attack caught on video A widely […]
CAIR Calls on Johns Hopkins U. to Lift Suspension of Jewish Student Over Alleged Participation in Peaceful Campus Protest
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on Johns Hopkins University (JHU) to immediately lift the interim suspension of Rockwell Shapiro, a Jewish student entering his final year in good academic standing who has been barred from campus for over five months for his alleged participation in a peaceful protest […]
CAIR Condemns Israel’s Reported Abuses of Kidnapped Gaza Aid Flotilla Activists
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/6/2025) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Israeli occupation forces’ reported abuses and inhumane treatment of American citizens and civilian activists – including Greta Thunberg – abducted while en route to Gaza delivering humanitarian aid. According to multiple media reports, Global Sumud flotilla (GSF) […]